The Renault Z.E.17 in the hands of Sebastien Buemi showed searing pace as he set the fastest time of the qualifying groups on this circuit that uses part of the Formula One layout. But in the SuperPole shootout, the Swiss driver was unable to reproduce this performance and qualified on the second row.
When the lights went out Buemi held on to third place behind Rosenqvist and Turvey. Lap 15 saw the first major upset when the leader suddenly slowed. But Buemi's tenure of second place was short lived as he was passed by Abt 23rd time round. After the car changes, Abt rejoined in the lead in front of Turvey, Vergne and Buemi.
Seb used the extra power allowed by the FanBoost to slice past Vergne in superb style. He drew away from the championship leader and pulled in Turvey as the race entered its closing stages. The final laps were the theatre of a frantic battle especially as Nelson Piquet Jr had joined in the scrap for second place. Last time round, Buemi attempted to pull off a daring overtaking move, unfortunately without success. Despite this, the Renault e.dams driver went on to seal his hat trick of podium finishes this season.
